2025 Chinese GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lewis Hamilton’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Shanghai, round 2.
Chinese Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap for the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:35.069 for Ferrari at Shanghai. Lando Norris (McLaren) was 0.385s behind, and at racing speed that is 33.7 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Max Verstappen completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 0.419s off Lewis Hamilton. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 366.4 m, from Lewis Hamilton to Fernando Alonso.
The closest call of the session was between Jack Doohan and Pierre Gasly: 0.001s apart, about 0.09 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:35.069 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.454 | +0.385 | 33.7 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.488 | +0.419 | 36.7 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:35.520 | +0.451 | 39.5 m |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.740 | +0.671 | 58.7 m |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:35.816 | +0.747 | 65.4 m |
| 7 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:35.868 | +0.799 | 69.9 m |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:35.871 | +0.802 | 70.2 m |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:35.874 | +0.805 | 70.4 m |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.985 | +0.916 | 80.2 m |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:36.044 | +0.975 | 85.3 m |
| 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:36.046 | +0.977 | 85.5 m |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.157 | +1.088 | 95.2 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:36.254 | +1.185 | 103.7 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.363 | +1.294 | 113.2 m |
| 16 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:36.424 | +1.355 | 118.6 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:36.425 | +1.356 | 118.7 m |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:36.779 | +1.710 | 149.6 m |
| 19 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:37.275 | +2.206 | 193.0 m |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:39.256 | +4.187 | 366.4 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lewis Hamilton set the race fastest lap at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.069. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso the field covers 366.4 m.
Chinese Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) set the fastest lap at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:35.069 at Shanghai.
- What was the fastest lap at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:35.069, set by Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) at Shanghai.
- How close was race at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton beat Lando Norris to fastest lap by 0.385s. At racing speed that margin is 33.7 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso in P20, the spread is 4.187s or 366.4 m.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.454, 0.385s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 33.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.488, 0.419s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 36.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.520, 0.451s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 39.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Esteban Ocon at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.740, 0.671s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 58.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.816, 0.747s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 65.4 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Shanghai?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.8 m of track. That is why Lando Norris's 0.385s at the Chinese Grand Prix 2025 puts 33.7 m between the cars on the finish line.